Gigantic and rare moth, Attacus atlas, commonly called ‘Atlas Moth’ was a spectacular visitor at MSSBG campus this week. It is generally considered the largest moth species in the entire world. The student community and the nature enthusiasts were excited to find the moth during their specific educational recreation programme at MSSBG. It’s rare to […]
Swethapushpi’- A woody climber that is endemic to Western Ghats and an attraction at MSSBG endows us with its white flowers! Beaumontia jerdoniana Wight is an endemic species of Western Ghats and narrowly distributed in Wayanad district. It is a large evergreen climber with leathery leaves and a fast growing plant on fertile soil that […]
This week’s interesting fact states on a beauty in its abundance at MSSBG. It spreads its wings with a span of 10cm with its eye-catching pattern of colour. It’s a butterfly commonly found at MSSBG, ‘the Crimson Rose’, having blacklong tailed wing with rose spots on it and white tinges on its forewing. The distribution […]
Miliusa nilagirica Bedd.,commonly called Nilagiri Miliusa belongs to family Annonaceae conserved at MSSBG conservatory bloomed with its solitary purplish flowers. It’s a vulnerable shrub (IUCN Status: Vulnerable B1+2c ver 2.3) and occurrences are sparsely scattered in medium and high elevation of evergreen forests of Western Ghats at an altitude of 900-1700m. The scientists and research enthusiasts […]